DriveSmartBC

"As we age, we are more likely to have functional limitations and more likely to require medications that can negatively impact safe driving, but we all age differently. Many older people recognize their limitations and stop or limit their driving, while others continue to drive even though they’re not able to do so safely. It’s a big problem now and it will be bigger in the future. It is projected by 2025, people aged 65 and older will account for 25 percent of drivers, up from 15 percent in 2005. The number of traffic crashes will increase proportionately unless we, as a society, take action to reduce the traffic risks facing these individuals.

Seniors and their families face serious challenges in maintaining personal mobility,
including determining whether they can improve their driving and thus their safety with
an educational or training intervention, whether they have reached the end of their
driving career, and—when they are unable to drive—how they can continue to be
mobile. Moreover, some people also give up driving prematurely, when they can still
drive safely under certain conditions or with adaptations. There is currently no uniformly
accepted strategy or program for determining when and how to evaluate driving skills
and abilities. Families are reluctant to take the keys from aging parents or grandparents
for a variety of reasons, including the impact lack of mobility can have on mental health
and quality of life."

- From the forward to this document

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2008 North American License Policies Workshop Proceedings PDF